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Worksheets1.5 System Software
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ?
User Connection
User Interface
Virtual Connection
Remote Access
Windows, Icons, menus and Pointers or Touch screen gestures are all part of which interface?
Graphical User Interface
Command Line Interface
Menu Interface
No User Interface
Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of?
Processor Management
File Management
Peripheral Management
Memory Management
This piece of software is used to allow peripherals and the Operating System to communicate is called?
Device Management
Device Driver
Device System
Hardware Peripheral Device
Lossy Compression is…..?
Usually performed on text
When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
Lossless Compression is….?
Usually performed on video files
When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..?
Data is spread across tracks and sectors on the hard disk drive
Data is grouped together to occupy a continuous section of the hard disk drive
A hard disk drive that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
To scramble data so that it is unreadable is a form of….?
Compression
Encryption
Backing up
Defragmentation
Which of these is NOT a job of the operating system?
Provide a user-interface
Scan for viruses
Manage memory
Manage peripherals via device drivers
Providing user access levels, usernames and passwords is part of which function of the operating system?
Memory management
File management
User management
Providing a user interface
Creating a file and folder directory and working with file extensions is part of which function of the operating system?
Memory management
File management
User management
Providing a user interface
Checking there is enough space in RAM before opening a new program is part of which function of the operating system?
Memory management
File management
User management
Providing a user interface
Providing a way for the user to interact with the computer system is part of which function of the operating system?
Memory management
File management
User management
Providing a user interface
A fragmented hard drive is one in which…..?
Program instructions and data are spread across tracks and sectors on the hard disk drive
Programs and instructions are grouped together to occupy a continuous section of the hard disk drive
A hard disk drive that has been dropped and broken into lots of pieces
The hard disk drive is split into portions each representing a different logical drive.
When a hard drive becomes fragmented reading and writing files becomes…...?
Faster
Slower
No different
Harder
Defragmentation will aim to…..?
Make more space on the hard drive
Move files further apart from each other
Move free space closer together
Move parts of the same file closer together
Encryption does not prevent someone from intercepting a message it only prevents them from being able to understand it.
True
False
Unencrypted messages are called...?
Originaltext
Plaintext
Ciphertext
Keytext
Encrypted messages are called...?
Originaltext
Plaintext
Ciphertext
Keytext
JPEG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
MP3 is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
PNG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
Dividing tasks so that the Operating System appears to multitask is dealt with under:
Memory Management
File Management
User Management
Peripheral Management
Diving processor time between processes so that they appear to multitask is known as:
Time slicing
Fish Slicing
Time waiting
Idle time
Which Operating System function enables allocation of folders?
User interface
Peripheral Management
Memory Management
File management
Which Operating System function enables access levels to be given?
User management
File management
Memory management
user interface
Which Operating System function ensures any device can be used with the operating system, as long as a driver is available for it?
Memory management
Peripheral management
File management
User management
Which Operating System function allows more than one program can run at the same time?
Memory management
User management
File management
Peripheral management
Which of type of user interface is difficult to use and requires little processing power?
Command Line Interface
Graphical User Interface
If an OS has to the ability to run more than one program simultaneously what is this called?
Multi-tasking
Multi-handling
Multi-user
Multi-functional
